Netflix’s latest Harlan Coben offering Fool Me Once has has viewers hooked with its gripping episodes and plot twists since its New Year’s Day release.
The series sees Michelle Keegan’s character Maya Burkett deal with the murder of her husband Joe, months after the killing of her sister Claire.
The eight-part drama series, which also stars Michelle Keegan and Adeel Akhtar, is the latest of Netflix’s successful string of adaptations of works by American mystery-thriller writer Harlan.
Not long after Joe’s murder, Maya sees her dead husband on a secret nanny cam which she has installed to keep an eye on their daughter Lily.
Maya’s discovery soon leads to a web of lies and conspiracy as she tries to uncover what has happened to Joe and his family’s potential involvement.
Netflix’s latest Harlan Coben offering Fool Me Once has has viewers hooked with its gripping episodes and plot twists since its New Year’s Day release.
However the amount of twists and turns proved too much for some, as viewers who spent the first week of the year binging the series took to social media to complain about the new release.
Sharing their thoughts on X – formerly known as Twitter – fans said: ‘Watching Fool Me Once. This is utterly ridiculous bats**** nonsense with Michelle Keegan and Joanna Lumley chewing scenery for their lives. Naturally I’m obsessed about about to start episode 4.’
‘Fool me once is okay. Too Americanised. Questioning why her gun wasn’t picked up by police when her husband was murdered but after funeral? Ridiculous. Lots of silly crap going on. Entertaining though.’
‘Is it me or is Fool Me Once far too convoluted? Michelle Keegan is brilliant in it but all the red herrings are ridiculous #skiptotheend.’
‘Just got more ridiculous as it went on. A bit of lighthearted fun rather than a serious whodoneit. Fooled me once but never again – obviously.’
Many were still gripped an enjoyed the series, but were left with questions at the end, with one writing: ‘Fool Me Once was good but I’d worked out the narrative by ep 6 and can’t make my mind up about the ending! Was it good or a bit ridiculous?’
‘Fool Me Once is absolutely ridiculous. I’ve been sucked in by people saying it’s the best show on TV and it’s made me realise how many imbeciles I surrounded myself with.’
‘Am I the only one that doesn’t like Fool Me Once it’s so far fetched and ridiculous?’
The series sees Michelle Keegan’s character Maya Burkett deal with the murder of her husband Joe, months after the killing of her sister Claire
However the amount of twists and turns proved too much for some, as viewers who spent the first week of the year binging the series took to social media to complain about the release
‘I was left puzzled by Fool Me Once is so popular. The plot twists were too ridiculous to retain credibility, not helped by huge gaps in the story.’
‘As an aficionado of Harlan Coben Netflix shows, I must say Fool Me Once is amazing. They are all basically the same, which is to say, ridiculous, wildly improbable, and extremely entertaining.’
‘Fool Me Once is definitely worth watching but the 18 years later scene at the end is ridiculous [laughing face].’
Fool Me Once was released as a novel in 2016, and follows the likes of The Stranger and Stay Close to become the eighth member of Netflix’s Harlan Coben Collection.
It comes Michelle’s husband Mark Wright took to his Instagram Story to praise her new series.
Mark – who tied the knot with Michelle, also 36, in 2015 – was a proud husband as he wrote, alongside a teaser clip: ‘Unbelievable show, unbelievably proud. @michkeegan you’re a superstar.
It comes Michelle’s husband Mark Wright took to his Instagram Story to praise her new series (pictured together in September)
He shared a slew of snaps of Michelle in the show and in the caption he penned: ‘I can’t tell you how happy and proud I am for this incredible woman I call my wife’
Many enamoured fans felt the same as they rushed to X to gush over how ‘stunning’ the ex Corrie star, who portrays former army captain Maya, is in the new thriller
‘Fool Me Once all eps on Netflix worldwide now!! You want a binge!! Get this on now!!’
Many enamoured fans felt the same as they rushed to X to gush over how ‘stunning’ the ex Corrie star, who portrays former army captain Maya, is in the new thriller.
But it wasn’t just Michelle’s beauty that was noticed as many praised her ‘amazing’ acting in the eight-part drama which is an adaptation of American mystery-thriller writer Harlan Coben.
One wrote: ‘#FoolMeOnce on @NetflixUK is a must watch @michkeegan is amazing in it and not to mention the woman doesn’t seem to age at all she’s stunning #Netflix #newseries’.
Another fan gushed: ‘Just binge watched FOOL ME ONCE brilliant! Michelle Keegan stunning!’
‘Only just started watching #FoolMeOnce and already hooked! If you’re stuck on a series to watch get watching it! @michkeegan what an actress!’ a third added.
While a fourth penned: ‘@michkeegan take a bow, brilliant, stunning and thrilling – give this lady an Oscar #FoolMeOnce!’
Another said: ‘Over halfway through #foolmeonce and I’m SO obsessed with Michelle Keegan’s outfits’.
Another added: ‘Michelle Keegan is not just beautiful, she’s a proper top tier actor. Fool me once is really quite good. #FoolMeOnce’
Fool Me Once is based off of a book by acclaimed author Harlan Coben, and also stars the likes of British heavyweight Dame Joanna Lumley, The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Irish actor Emmett J. Scanlan.
